Burekas Other Spelling Borekas

Traditional jewish pastry filled with cheese or anything else!!

Cheese filling.

Beat the eggs in a small bowl.

Add the cheddar and feta cheeses and pepper to taste.

Mix well.

Use about 1 tablespoon of filling for each bureka.

Dough.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Using a pastry brush , coat the bottom of a cookie sheet with some of the melted butter.

Take a sheet of phyllo and cut lengthwise in strips , 4 1 / 2 inches wide.

Butter the strips , fold over lengthwise , butter again , and place a tablespoon of filling on the end.

Then fold up right to left as you would a flag , so that the end result is a plump triangle , buttering the outside at the end.

Repeat with the remaining filling and dough.

Beat the egg , brush the burekas with it , and sprinkle sesame seeds over the tops.

Place on the cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until golden in color.

Defrost for 2 hours and then bake.

You can fill any leftover phyllo with chocolate chips or nutella and make triangular treats.

Three ways to fill a bureka.

Spinach filling.

Yie.

unsalted butter, phyllo dough, egg, black sesame seeds, eggs, cheddar cheese, feta cheese, fresh ground pepper